Demonology

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. It was divinely providential that Christ allowed Himself to be tempted by the devil at the beginning of His public ministry. He is teaching us one of the most important lessons we need to learn in life. If He, the living God in human form, was tempted by the […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. As we open our conference on the demons, let us first make sure we know exactly what we are talking about. Our faith tells us that God created the invisible world of angels at the beginning of time. We further believe that none of these angelic spirits was estranged […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Our subject is “The Devil as the Prince of this World.” You might say that this is in contrast with Christ as a Prince of the world to come. It is the evangelist St. John who concentrates on this title of evil spirit as prince of this world. To […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. No treatment of angelic existence and activity would be complete without meditating on the exorcisms of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Gospels. We must keep reminding ourselves that there are two kinds of angels, the good and the bad. The good angels are benevolent because they are messengers […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Our present conference is a change of pace from our conferences so far. We have been reflecting mainly on the angels, as such, and have seen something of what happened at the dawn of angelic creation. Some of the angelic hosts remain faithful to God. Others rebelled against the […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. To believe in exorcism you must first believe in the devil. Exorcism is the act of driving out or warding off evil spirits from persons, places, or things. The means employed for this purpose are especially the solemn and authoritative adjuration of the demons, commanding them in the name […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. It is the privilege and joy of the Handmaids of the Precious Blood to bring to you a spiritual conference given by Father John A. Hardon S.J.. Father Hardon’s conferences have proved to be of invaluable inspiration to priests, religious and laity alike, particularly in these days of unrest […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. I would entitle this subject “Satanism: A Catholic Appraisal”. Until a few years ago we seldom spoke about satanism, in fact even about satan, and would hardly know what satanism is all about. But things have drastically changed. There are numerous books, professional and popular, published on the subject […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. As we begin our conference on the devil and divine providence, we should first describe the meaning of providence. Providence is God’s all wise plan for the universe, and the carrying out of this plan by His loving rule or governance. The eternal world plan and its fulfillment in […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The devil is called the god of this world not because he made it, but because so many people serve him with their worldliness. There is no better explanation for the massive evils that are plaguing the modern world than to say that the devil is extraordinarily effective in […]

September 7, 1997 Part 1 of 7 By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother […]